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The frailty phenotype and the frailty index: different instruments for different purposes.
Age and ageing - 1 Jan 2014
Cesari Matteo, Gambassi Giovanni, van Kan Gabor Abellan, Vellas Bruno
Abstract excerpt
The integration of frailty measures in clinical practice is crucial for the development of interventions against disabling conditions in older persons. The frailty phenotype (proposed and validated by Fried and colleagues in the Cardiovascular Health Study) and the Frailty Index (proposed and validated by Rockwood and colleagues in the Canadian Study of Health and Aging) represent the most known operational...
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